The omnipresent country music legend was as celebrated for her advocacy as much as her music. She spent decades championing women's rights, civil rights and gay rights, while openly denouncing several recent anti-trans and anti-drag bills, telling the Hollywood Reporter in 2023 that "I just want everybody to be treated good."

The Queen of Country, who has died aged 80, was instantly recognizable but unquestionably one of a kind, writes Kevin E G Perry. ‘I want to be remembered as somebody who took her…

Country music icon Dolly Parton died at 80, leaving behind a legacy of music, philanthropy, and advocacy for inclusion, women's rights, and children's literacy.